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Gebran Bassil

Gebran Bassil

🇱🇧Lebanon

Rank #207
Score: 54
About Gebran Bassil

Gebran Bassil (b.1970) is a prominent Lebanese politician, former minister and leader of the Free Patriotic Movement’s political wing in recent years. Son-in-law of former President Michel Aoun, Bassil has been a polarising figure for his political influence, ministerial roles and outspoken positions.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Lebanon HDI ≈ 0.7526/10
Source: UNDP — Human Development country insights (2022)
GDP per capita
Lebanon GDP & contraction since 20193/10
Source: World Bank — Lebanon country data (2023)
Gini coefficient
Gini ~45 (survey series)2/10
Source: World Economics / World Bank — Lebanon Gini (2019)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ~40–42% (ILOSTAT / WB)2/5
Source: ILOSTAT — Lebanon country profile (2023)
Freedom index
Freedom House — Lebanon country report3/10
Source: Freedom House — Lebanon country report (2024)
Corruption index
Transparency International — Lebanon CPI (low)2/5
Source: Transparency International — Lebanon country page (2024)

Derived Criminal Score
No public convictions documented (controversial figure politically but no convictions)20/20
Source: Public legal record / press (no convictions) (2025)